The Dining-In is a military custom that predates the Air Force, the military, even the United States. There are many versions of the same even, whether that branch calls it Mess Night, Regimental Dinner, or something else. Though other branches hold these, this is one of the oldest traditions of America’s second-youngest branch of military service.
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This most traditional form of Air Force unit social events is held at any unit level—Wing, Group, or Squadron.
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The Chief of Staff’s Bible is a tradition literally as old as the Air Force itself, but one very few have ever even heard of.
On his first days in office, the general in charge of the newly formed United States Air Force bought a Bible that’s been a part of every swearing in ceremony for Chiefs of Staff for nearly 80 years.
And in it contains the signature of all of the Air Force’s top general officers—the Chiefs.
“No documented history of the Bible exists,” Ann Stefanek, Media Operations Officer at Air Force headquarters told We Are The Mighty.
An army might run on its stomach, but let’s be real: what’s actually going in its stomach is equally important. Armies don’t run on bread alone. When Napoleon said that famous line, his army was running on wine, brandy, and vinegar. Luckily (or unluckily, for those who love a good pickleback) military food and beverage has evolved.
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“I am proud that the U.S. Army and Philippine Army have the capability to conduct training meticulously,” Col.
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